Display card



J. BOMBER.

DISPLAY CARD.- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29.1920.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

INVENTOR 7////////Jif WITNESSES mas/ms UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEQPH DOMBER, OF NEW YORK N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CQE -HALL-Mm OOMPANY, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DISPLAY CARD.

Specification-of Iietters laitent. Patented F 1 14 192.2

Application filed June 29, 1920. Serial No. 392,726.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr DOMBER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of I i the city of New York, borough of Manhat- .a piece ofcloth tan, in the county of New York and State of New 'York, haveinvented .a new and Improved Display Card, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to display cards, and more particularly that typeof device by means of which it will be possible to arrange a piece offabric in a manner simulating the appearance of a finished garment.

I judge the appearance of a finished garment constructed of theparticular design of cloth which he had in mind.

These devices have presented a defect, however, in that the cloth hasappeared in a flat surface thus failing to give anaccurate idea of thegarment as it would appear when finished, in view of the fact that thefront of the garment presents curved portions conforming to the body ofthe wearer which curved portions did not appearupon any of the devicesaforementioned being used.

With this in view, I have constructed a display card, which may beutilized by dealers or in window display, and by means of which a pieceof cloth may be presented in such a manner as to more-nearly conform tothe appearance of a completed garment, although my improved card mayreadily be utilized as a cover plate for the folder receiving a numberof pieces of cloth, one of the pieces being shown in the manneraforedescribed.

Reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings as illustrating onepractical em bodiment of my invention and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view of a display card constructed in accordancewith my invention, and showing a piece of cloth applied thereto, to theimproved result aforementioned.

Fi ure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2.2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In these views the reference numeral 5 ind cates a card or plate of anydesired mater al, which is formed with a cutout portion simulating inoutline, the trunk of a body from which members 6 are shown as extendngwith a view of illustrating the limbs of the trunk.

A sheetof material 7 conveniently serves the accompanying illustration,as a securing medium for a layer of cloth 8, which is interposed betweenthe outer face of this sheet and the inner face of the card 5. i

'To now arrange a layer of cloth 8 in a manner in which the same willappear in a more natural arrangement than has been heretoforeaccomplished, it will be noted that parts of the'layer of cloth directlycoincident with the cutout portion of the card 5 are arranged withacertain fullness, as has been indicated by the reference numeral 9,

so that the material might be said to be puckered at this point.

By this arrangement a natural fullness is imparted to the displayportions of the layer of cloth, which simulates in a most highly naturalmanner, the effect ofa garment applied to the body of a wearer. It willbe readily understood that any relatively large stretch of clotharranged in the manner aforedescribed would fail to hold its naturalpuckered position without some intermediate retaining or supportingmeans. This is due to the fact that a defect such as this is liable tocome into being, assuming that my invention were used in connection withfolders, which naturally in shipment are arranged in stacks, and byvirtueof the pressure exerted by one card upon the next underlying'card,the fullness or puckering of the layer of cloth would for the most part,be crowded so as to extend adjacent one of the edges of the cutoutportion 5.

Having this defect in mind, I now provide such a supporting means, whichsupporting means shall be in the nature of structure enhancing theappearance of the card. Reference is had now more particularly to Figure1, in which it will be noted that the cutout portion simulatin the trunkof a body is provided at that point at which the waist line of an actualwearer would come into existence with a belt 10, which belt preferablyforms an integral portion of the card.5, and is shaded or otherwisetreated to correspond to the figure or member the member which it isintended to represent. I

from the belt 10andoverlie the layer of cloth 8. It will be understoodthat glue or any other suitable afiixing medium isap plied to the underface of the belt 1.0 and panel 11, Where the latter is used, or to theupper face of the layer of cloth 8, ate point directly underlying thesemembers, so as to cause an intimate engagement between these elements.Thus, the layer portion of the puckered cloth is held so that no greatamount of movement is permitted, thus maintaining the desired effect. Tonow properly support in a similar manher the upper portion of the cloth,thehead 12 has an extending portion 13 directly funderlying thesame;This extending portion is formed so as to simulate the neck aiideX-posed portion of the chest ofithe wearer,

and projects into the cutout portion of the card 5, it being understoodthat a suitable securing agent is utilized between theunderside of thispart and the upper surface of the cloth to again support the latter inthe manner described in the preceding paragraph. 1

F rom the foregoing'it will be appreciated that I have constructed adisplay cardwhich may be utilized for any convenient purpose, and whichwill permit of the arrangement of cloth in connection with the same in amost highly natural manner, andv which cloth will not become displacedeven when subject'to theflhardest usage. 4

It will further be appreciated that I have constructed a display card inwhich the out line or contour of the cutout portion may be varied tosimulatethe contour of any "desired garment, a belt portion 10 ofanydesired design being used for supporting'the layer of clothsubstantially intermediate the cutout portion of the card, any desiredextending portion 13 being used for serving a similar purpose inconnection with the upper part of the cloth layer 8. l

ported in part by said it'ormed with a cutout terial arranged ad acentto said card and seformed simulating the "Wh atI-claim as new is: 1. Adisplay device including a card formed witha cutout portion, a layer ofmaterial adapted to be arranged adjacent said card'and' secured theretoat the rear of the 'gedge defining said cutout portion and a strip If itis desired, a panel 11 may extendsecured to said card and adapted toextend .acrosssaid cutout, said material being secutout portion,"apanel, a strip secured to sa d panel,sa d strip being connected to saidcardand extending across said cutout portion, said material engaging andbeing suppanel and said strip. 3. A display; device inclinding a cardportion, a layer of macured thereto at the rear of the edge definingsaid cutoutportiom'said card being formed with an extended portionprojecting into said'cut'out portion, said material engaging and beingsupported part by said extending portion;

4. A display" device includin a card with a'cu'tout portion, a layer 0?material arrangedadjacent to said card and secured thereto at the rearof the cutout portion thereof, said material'being puckered with in saidcutout portion, and means associated with said card and extending intothe cutout portion thereof, for engaging said material and partiallysupporting the same.

5. A display device, including a card with a cutout portion, a layer ofclotharranged to the rear of said card and secured thereto at a pointadjacent the edge defining said cutout portion, said cloth rojectinginto said cutout portion, said 0 0th ,being puckered within said cutoutportion, said card being formed with a strip adapted to project acrosssaid cutout portion and belt of a garment, said card being furtherformedwith an extending portion simulating the neck of a wearer, said"cloth engaging the-under side of said extending and pro ectingportions.

- OSEPH DOMBER.

